Tag: Japa
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Japa: The courage and cost of Nigeria’s great exodus – By Dakuku Peterside
I still remember the evening I first heard the term “Japa.” It came in the form of a meme—“If you’re seeing this, pack your bags”—plastered over an image of a dusty road disappearing into a golden horizon. The joke wasn’t just funny—it was painfully accurate.
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”Japa”: Stop criminalising migration, Dabiri-Erewa tells media
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has called on media practitioners to stop criminalising migration popularly known as ‘Japa’. Dabiri-Erewa, made the call in her address at the sixth International Conference on Development and
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Doctors’ new retirement age will cushion effects of japa scourge – NMA
The recent increase in the retirement age for doctors and healthcare workers, from 60 to 65 years, will help to cushion the effects of ‘japa’ scourge in the health sector. The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State Branch, Dr Happy Adedapo, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Ibadan on Saturday.
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Japa: Only 6,000 medical consultants remain in Nigeria – MDCAN
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) says only 6,000 consultants are left in the country.
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NMA proffers solution to “japa syndrome”
The First Vice-President of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, says increasing the retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 will address “japa syndrome.”
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Japa: Bishop Okonkwo advises those planning to run away from Nigeria
Dr Mike Okonkwo, Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) has advised those planning to run away from Nigeria to think twice and do so with caution while stressing that it is not always rosy at the other side.
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Japa: ‘Stay and fight for Nigeria’ – Femi Kuti to Nigerian youths
Singer, Femi Kuti, the first son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo- Kuti has urged young Nigerians to reconsider their plans to emigrate and instead work towards improving their homeland.
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Japa: UK govt announces fee waiver for bereaved foreign Nationals from Oct 9
The UK government has announced new rules that will allow foreign nationals who have lost a British partner and are facing financial hardship to apply for a fee waiver when seeking settlement in the country. Currently, individuals applying for settlement after the death of a partner must pay a substantial fee of £2,885, regardless of…
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